Azimganj Junction is a railway station on the

Barharwa–Azimganj–Katwa loop The Barharwa–Azimganj–Katwa loop is a railway line connecting Barharwa on the Sahibganj loop and Katwa. Together with the Bandel–Katwa line, which connects this line to Bandel Junction on the Howrah–Bardhaman main line, it is also kn ...

and is located in Murshidabad district lying west of Bhagirathi, a part of the Hooghly river in the Indian state of

West Bengal West Bengal (, Bengali: ''Poshchim Bongo'', , abbr. WB) is a state in the eastern portion of India. It is situated along the Bay of Bengal, along with a population of over 91 million inhabitants within an area of . West Bengal is the fou ...

. It serves

Jiaganj Azimganj Jiaganj Azimganj is a city and a municipality in Murshidabad district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Geography Location Jiaganj and Azimganj- the two towns located on opposite sides of the Baghirathi River, Jiaganj (Ziaganj) on the eas ...

municipality.

History

In 1863, the

Indian Branch Railway Company The Indian Branch Railway Company was formed in 1862 to build short branch and feeder lines. It received no guarantee but was offered a 20-year subsidy. In the 1850s, it secured a guaranteed return. In 1863, it built the wide narrow gauge rai ...

, a private company opened the Nalhati–Azimganj branch line. The track was initially a gauge line. The track was subsequently converted to broad gauge. The Indian Branch Railway Company was purchased by the Government of India in 1872 and the line was renamed Nalhati State Railway. It became a part of the

East Indian Railway Company The East Indian Railway Company, operating as the East Indian Railway (reporting mark EIR), introduced railways to East India and North India, while the Companies such as the Great Indian Peninsula Railway, South Indian Railway, Bombay, Barod ...

in 1892. In 1913, the Hooghly–Katwa Railway constructed a line from

Bandel Bandel is a neighbourhood in the Hooghly district of the Indian state of West Bengal. It is founded by Portuguese settlers and falls under the jurisdiction of Chandernagore Police Commissionerate. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata M ...

Katwa Katwa is a sub-divisional town and railway junction in Purba Bardhaman district of the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the headquarters of the Katwa subdivision. The town was built at the confluence of Ganga and Ajay. Katwa is a border ci ...

, and the Barharwa–Azimganj–Katwa Railway constructed the

line. With the construction of the

Farakka Barrage Farakka Barrage is a barrage across the Ganga river located in Murshidabad district in the Indian state of West Bengal, roughly from the border with Bangladesh near Shibganj. Farakka Barrage Township is located in Farakka (community develop ...

and opening of the railway bridge in 1971, the railway communication picture of the area completely changed. Azimganj junction emerged as an important station in the links to

New Jalpaiguri New Jalpaiguri Junction railway station (station code NJP) established in 1960, is an A1 category broad gauge and narrow-gauge railway station under Katihar railway division of Northeast Frontier Railway zone. It is the largest as well as the ...

Major trains

Some of the important trains that runs from Azimganj junction are : * Howrah–Malda Town InterCity Express (via Azimganj) * Kamakhya–Puri Weekly Express *

Howrah–Azimganj Kavi Guru Express The 13027 / 13028 Howrah–Azimganj Junction Kavi Guru Express is an Express trains in India, Express train of the Kavi Guru Express, Kavi Guru seriebelonging to Indian Railways – Eastern Railway zone that runs between and in India. It oper ...

Teesta Torsha Express The Teesta Torsha Express is a train in West Bengal, India which is named after two famous rivers River Teesta and River Torsha of North Bengal. One of the oldest trains between Kolkata & North Bengal, it runs between Sealdah (SDAH) & New Ali ...

Ganadevata Express The 13017 / 13018 Ganadevata Express is an important Express-type day-running train operated by Indian Railways; it connects Kolkata with Azimganj, a town in Murshidabad district of West Bengal. It runs daily between Howrah and Azimganj. T ...

* Hatey Bazare Express * Kolkata–Radhikapur Express *

Paharia Express The Paharia Express is an express train connecting Indian cities Siliguri and Digha. This is the first direct train service originating from New Jalpaiguri (Siliguri) to Digha Flag Station. This train connects North and South of West Bengal ...

* Katihar–Howrah Weekly Express * Teesta–Torsa Link Express * Nabadwip Dham–Malda Town Express *

Kamrup Express The ''Kamrup Express'' is a daily Express train which connects Howrah (Kolkata) in West Bengal with Dibrugarh, a major town in upper Assam. Originally the train ran between Howrah and Guwahati (which is the district headquarters of Kamrup di ...

* Howrah–Balurghat Express * Kolkata–Guwahati Garib Rath Express * Dibrugarh–Kolkata Chitpur Express

References

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Trains at Azimganj
Railway stations in Murshidabad district Railway stations opened in 1863 Howrah railway division Railway junction stations in West Bengal {{WestBengal-railstation-stub